A new World Bank-commissioned report warns that the world is on track to a “4°C world” marked by extreme heat-waves and life-threatening sea level rise. The adverse effects of global warming are “tilted against many of the world’s poorest regions” and likely to undermine development efforts and goals. The Bank identifies the need for increased support [...]

Simon Maxwell and Sam Bickersteth of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network argue that recent events indicate that climate change is already affecting communities and economies, well ahead of what was predicted by existing climate models.

The Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development (C4D) is inviting its members to write case studies that demonstrate how Southern partners and communities are creatively adapting to the challenges posed by climate change to development.

The Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition reveals that climate change has already held back global development and inaction is a leading global cause of death. Harm is most acute for poor and vulnerable groups but no country is spared either the costs of inaction or the benefits of an alternative path.